Bill > S619

This bill provides protections to victims of domestic violence in connection with property insurance claims. The key provisions are: 1. Insurers cannot deny, limit, or refuse coverage for a domestic violence-related property damage claim based on the insured's domestic violence victim status. 2. Insurers must pay domestic violence-related property damage claims even if the claim arises from the intentional conduct of another insured person, with payments limited to the innocent co-insured's legal ownership interest. 3. Insurers must make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of information about the insured's domestic violence victim status. 4. Innocent co-insureds can take legal action to recover benefits payable under the policy in accordance with these provisions. The bill aims to ensure that victims of domestic violence are not further penalized through the denial or restriction of property insurance coverage for damages resulting from domestic violence incidents.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S619